4.9 (743) · $ 12.00 · In stock
I’ve already posted about the difference between swiss waists, waist cinchers, corsets & corselets. This week, I’m going back in history, and back to basics, to discuss the differences between stays, jumps & corsets. Stays, was the term used for the fully boned laces bodices worn under clothes from the late 16th or early 17th century, until the end of the 18th century. Before this boned garments were called (in English at least) a ‘pair of bodies’ – for each side of the stays. via here (but if anyone knows the original source I’d prefer to credit it!) The term stays probably comes from the French estayer: to support, because that is exactly what stays did. Stays turned the torso into a stiff, inverted cone, raising and supporting the bust, and providing a solid foundation on which the garments draped. Despite their heavy boning, and how stiff and constricting they may seem to modern eyes, stays were originally seen as more informal wear, as opposed to garments with the boning built in, such as the …
A quick guide to corset & stay styles from 1750 to 1850 - The Dreamstress
A quick guide to corset & stay styles from 1750 to 1850 - The Dreamstress
A Dress Historian Explains the Difference between Corsets and Stays
18th Century Stays and Corsets - Q&A with American Duchess
1880s corset Atelier Nostalgia
Victorian corsets: What they were like & how women used to wear them - Click Americana
58 Ladies' Stays 1800-1834 ideas in 2024 historical clothing, historical fashion, period outfit
Terminology: What's the difference between stays, jumps & a corset
Terminology: What's the difference between stays, jumps & a corset - The Dreamstress
A quick guide to corset & stay styles from 1750 to 1850 - The Dreamstress